TOTAL SHIP TRAINING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR TOTAL SHIP TRAINING. This is not a notice for solicitation. This is a Request for Information (RFI); neither a draft statement of work nor specifications are available. The U.S. Navy's Combat Systems Training Program Office is responsible for the development and fleet implementation of shipboard training systems in support of the Navy's Tactical Training Strategy. Central to this effort is the Battle Force Tactical Training (BFTT) System which is supported by subsystem discrete, distributed Onboard Trainers (OBT). These systems operate in a Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) message protocol (migrating to High Level Architecture (HLA) by September 2000) environment providing a highly realistic Synthetic Theater of War (STOW) training environment for U. S. Navy shipboard crews. The Navy has a requirement to enhance the shipboard training capability to encompass the total ship as the combat system. In support of this requirement, the Navy is seeking COTS solutions for additional shipboard systems, e.g., Damage Control, Machinery Control. These solutions must include full BFTT interoperability, must provide for simulation/stimulation of the applicable system(s), must provide for operator/team performance measurement, and must be IT21 compliant. Interested parties are requested to provide product brochures, capabilities statements or other descriptive literature which provides sufficient detail to enable a preliminary functional evaluation of the COTS product. Information should be mailed to: Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22242-5160, Attn: PMS 430P. Telephone calls in response to this RFI will not be accepted. Posted 10/14/98 (W-SN261682).

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